December 2. 2025 4:40 p.m. 

On Tuesday, a Douglas County man was sentenced to federal prison for selling fentanyl and methamphetamine and illegally possessing firearms.

A release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office – District of Oregon said 51-year-old Glenn Allen Gearhart was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release.

According to court documents, on October 18th, 2024, detectives with the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team executed a search warrant on Gearhart’s residence and found evidence of drug dealing including methamphetamine, cocaine, drug records, a set of digital scales, packaging material, four loaded magazines, and ammunition. Just prior to the execution of the search warrant, Gearhart fled from deputies before his vehicle hit another vehicle and crashed into a patrol car in Roseburg. Gearhart had more than $5,000, fentanyl and a round of ammunition on him. In his vehicle, he possessed a stolen pistol, an AR-style rifle, a short-barrel shotgun, another shotgun and two ammunition cans full of ammunition.

On June 13th, 2025, Gearhart was charged by information with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and felon in possession of a firearm.

On August 5, 2025, Gearhart pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more or of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, and felon in possession of a firearm.

This case was investigated by DINT and the Drug Enforcement Administration. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Sweet.

A release said the case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make neighborhoods safer for everyone.